Rebecca Lee Crumpler Handmade Note Card
 
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, born Rebecca Davis, (1831-1895) was an American physician, nurse and author. After studying at the New England Female Medical College, in 1864 she became the first African-American woman to become a doctor of medicine in the United States.
 
Quote: "Selfish prudence is too often allowed to come between duty and human life."